40 Exercises

Complete the blank spaces in the following sentences. Only one answer is correct.

1. Alex ___ late. He’s stuck in traffic.

a. will arriving
b. will be arriving
c. will be arrive

2. ____ you get home, we’ll be having dinner.

a. By
b. In time
c. By the time

3. What time ____ for the party?

a. you going to be leaving

b. you will be leaving
c. will you be leaving

4. What is the meaning of this sentence:

When you arrive, I’ll be working in the garage.

a. I will finish my work in the garage before you arrive

b. I will start working after you arrive
c. I will start working in the garage before you arrive

5. Choose the correct tense.

Sorry, Jake, I ___ late tomorrow, I’m afraid.

a. ’ll be being
b. ’ll have been
c. ’ll be

6. Which sentence means: This time next week, Joyce will no longer be here?

a. This time next week, Joyce will leave.

b. This time next week, Joyce will be leaving.
c. This time next week, Joyce will have left.

7. Which sentence is correct?

a. If you would remember to bring a map, we wouldn’t be lost now.

b. If you’d remembered to bring a map, we wouldn’t be lost now.
c. If you’d remembered to bring a map, we wouldn’t have been lost now.
8. Choose the sentence with the meaning of this sentence:
Paul drove too fast. Now he’s in trouble with the police.

a. If Paul hadn’t driven too fast, he wouldn’t be in trouble with the police.
b. If Paul didn’t drive too fast, he wouldn’t be in trouble with the police.
c. If Paul hadn’t driven too fast, he wouldn’t have been in trouble with the police.

9. I can ____ it later.

a. decide
b. to decide
c. will decide

10. The company can ___ 2 million dollars in this project.

a. invest
b. will invest
c. to invest

11. You ___ have studied much better.

a. can
b. had to
c. could

12. You ____ ____ me the information right now.

a. might have
b. could give
c. will give

13. Our teacher ____ ____ it more clearly.

a. could explain
b. might find
c. gave this

14. She is tired of ____ to his stories.

a. listen
b. listening
c. to listen

15. Do you believe ___ Christmas?

a. in
b. after
c. of
16. Have you seen my socks? I can’t find ___.

a. it
b. them
c. him

17. We start ____ work at a quarter to nine.

a. the
b. -
c. a

18. She ____ ____ yet.

a. haven’t arrive
b. didn’t arrive
c. hasn’t arrived

19. Do you ___ swim in the evening?

a. never
b. ever
c. soon

20. She is ____ tall ___ me.

a. as….. than
b. so…...as
c. as…….as

21. The Dead Sea is ____________ (low) place on earth.

a. lower than
b. the lowest
c. the lower

22. This cat is _________ (angry) my cat.

a. angrier than
b. the angriest
c. more angry

23. My brother and sister ___ ___ tennis at 11AM yesterday.

a. was playing
b. were playing
c. are playing
24. ___ you still working at 7PM last night?

a. Do
b. Are
c. Were

25. We _____ _____ when the police came.

a. was sleeping
b. were sleeping
c. are sleeping.

26. Why ___ he having lunch at 4PM yesterday?

a. was
b. is
c. did

27. They ____ ____ TV when I arrived.

a. were watched
b. watched
c. were watching

28. Before she had dinner, she ___ ____ in the garden.

a. had worked
b. worked
c. has worked

29. What did you do yesterday?

a. I swam
b. I was swimming
c. I swim

30. The manager was ___ the number of the guests.

a. counts
b. counting
c. counted

31. I ___ a letter last Friday.

a. was writing
b. write
c. wrote
32. He ___ the window a few days ago.

a. was breaking
b. breaks
c. broke

33. Jane used to swim ___ the sea and sunbathe ___ the sand.

a. on – at
b. on – în
c. în – on

34. The hanging light is ___ the table.

a. over
b. at
c. în

35. He’s arriving from Europe ___ Wednesday.

a. on
b. of
c. at

36. The bookstore is just ___ the corner.

a. across
b. around
c. opposite

37. Trump didn’t get ___ to win the election.

a. votes enough
b. enough votes
c. many votes

38. It isn’t ___ to draw the curtains.

a. dark enough
b. enough dark
c. still dark

39. I’m sure I made ___ mistakes on the exam.

a. some
b. any
c. none

40. My friend didn’t make ___ mistakes on the exam.

a. some
b. no
c. any